IMPORTANT DATES:
Our Curriculum Night is Wednesday, September 2 from 6:30-8pm. This date is for 3rd
through 5th grade. The Kindergarten through 2nd grade
Curriculum Night will be Thursday, August 27 from 6:30-8pm. All ESS and
Specials Teachers will be at both nights as well.
The class seems to be getting the routine down for Spalding.
Practicing at home will really aid in their comprehension. I hope to get a set
of phonogram cards to everyone early this week. When everyone has them I will
have the students write in their agenda to review
them at home. If you already have them please review them nightly with your
child. We have learned 1-54 and will
continue with those this week.
In Language Arts, we are studying plural and proper nouns
and will begin making summaries and taking dictation this week.
We will be practicing rounding and estimation in math. Word
problems are incorporated into many lessons, so they are learning the model
method as a strategy.
We are continuing in meteorology with humidity, atmosphere,
air pressure and density. While in geography, we are learning to find places
using latitude and longitude and how to understand time zones. Soon we will
begin our study of mountains.
We’ve read the first three chapters of Wizard of Oz and the students and I are enjoying it. We will pick
up the pace this week. There will be an
assessment of Chapters 1-7 on Wednesday.
I will collect the Reading Log tomorrow (Monday). I’m going
to make it so it’s due on Friday
instead of Monday, so this week will only have Mon-Thurs.
You can communicate with me via email or the “take home”
folder. Just put your note on the “complete and return” side and I will see it.
I will try to get back to you within 24 hours. Please clear out the “keep at
home” side each day and check and sign the agenda everyday as well!
We have 2 openings in our class for a liaison. This is a
volunteer who would help coordinate activities, reading groups, etc. If you are
interested please email me. Thank you!